Gil Scott-Heron - Your Soul and Mine lyrics

Standing in the ruins of
Another black man's life
Or flying through the valley
Separating day and night
"I am death!" cried the vulture "For
The people of the light"

Charon brought his raft from the
Sea that sails on souls
And saw the scavenger departing
Taking warm hearts to the cold
He knew the ghetto was a haven
For the meanest creature ever known

In the wilderness of heartbreak and
A desert of despair
Evil's clarion of justice shrieks a
Cry of naked terror
Taking babies from their mamas
Leaving grief beyond compare
So if you see the vulture coming
Flying circles in your mind
Remember there is no escaping for
He will follow close behind
Only promise me a battle
Battle for your soul and mine